Some initial thoughts about Tokyo

I was asked my many what route we'd fly, and sho'nuff, we followed the west coast north after we took off, flew close to Alaska near the Bearing Sea, and down the western edge of the Pacific Ocean.

I found the airport to be very clean and modern; even efficient, until it came to the one-hour wait for customs. People were orderly and patient, even in the hot humidity. I guess, when you have a couple of jumbo jets come in, your queueing systems are stressed.

I did not know they drove on the wrong side of the car/street in Tokyo. I was also surprised at how efficient their highway systems are. As we neared the hotel, we were on an elevated highway most of the time. We drove past Disneyland Tokyo and one of the largest ferris wheels I have ever seen. Looked like a hundred 6-person gondolas hanging off of it.

Dinner was their Tempura dinner. It must have been 8 courses. Fish, vegetables, sushi, raw fish, some kind of vinegar-soaked stuff, tempura shrimp, temupra fish, tempura vegetables, clear soup. I can neither recall them nor tell you what I ate (I have no idea!) It was good, and I slept well.

I was feeling a bit stuffy, so I took a contac gel, vitamin C, my red yeast rice, my omega fish oil and an Ambien and I slept pretty well, considering the time change. I feel good now. The clock on the wall says 730 AM, computer says 4:30 PM. I am going to go get some breakfast and come back to the room to work, in case I can find the NCAA game on TV, which I doubt.

More later.